Report on an outbreak of typhoid fever at Omaha, Nebr. - (1909-1910) / by L.L. Lumsden. The water supply of Williamson, W. Va., and its relation to an epidemic of typhoid fever / by W.H. Frost.

  • Lumsden, L. L. (Leslie Leon), 1875-1946
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[1910]
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Credit: Report on an outbreak of typhoid fever at Omaha, Nebr. - (1909-1910) / by L.L. Lumsden. The water supply of Williamson, W. Va., and its relation to an epidemic of typhoid fever / by W.H. Frost. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page. I. Report on an outbreak of typhoid fever at Omaha, Nebr. (1909-1910), by L. L. Lumsden 7 Introduction 7 Nature and scope of investigation 10 Occurrence and extent of outbreak 12 Ages of persons affected 10 Geographical distribution 18 Diagnosis 18 Imported cases 20 Possible sources of infection 21 Ice - 21 Milk 22 Ice cream 24 Raw shellfish 25 Raw vegetables 25 Bakery products and other general food supplies 26 Dust 26 Sewage disposal and general sanitary conditions 26 Contact 28 Water 30 Bacteriologic examination of the Missouri River water 32 The Missouri River water supply and its relation to the typhoid outbreak 35 Local sewage pollution of the Omaha water supply 36 Conditions in the river affecting the amount and degree of in- fection in the water 37 Conclusions 44 Recommendations 47 Appendix 50 II. The water supply of Williamson, W. Va., and its relation to an epidemic of typhoid fever, by W. H. Frost ' 55 Introduction 55 Topography and general sanitary conditions 56 Water supply 59 Examinations of the water supply *... 63 Physical and chemical examination of Tug River water 67 Prevalence of typhoid fever 68 Diagnosis 69 Extent and distribution of epidemic 70 Discussion of epidemiology 75 Summary 86 Prevalence of diarrheal diseases 87